Forbes Road

1758

Shawnee Cabins Encampment

At this point

the Forbes Road

leads southwestward

to

the eastern slope

of

the Allegheny Mountains

8 1/3 miles from Fort Bedford

Marker is on Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) 0.2 miles west of Market Street (Pennsylvania ...

Forbes Road

Raystown Path

Just east of here is the junction of the two branches of the Raystown Path: a mountain shortcut by way of Fannettsburg, and Gen. Forbes road through Cowan Gap. From here Forbes route is marked by towns named for ...

Forbes Road

1758

Fort Ligonier

Built by order of General Forbes. Was located 200 yards west of this marker. The road leads south-westward to 12 mile encampment. Eminent service was rendered here by Colonel Henry Bouquet and Colonel John Armstrong and in engagements with ...

Forbes Road

Fort Dewart

"The fort on the top of Allegheny Hill" was erected in 1758 during the Gen. Forbes expedition against Fort Duquesne. The site is marked half a mile northeast of here, near the head of Breastwork Run.

Marker is on Lincoln ...

The Forbes Road

In 1758, after three years of war in North America with the French and Indian alliance, the British Empire launched the Forbes Expedition. The campaign began in Carlisle, the county seat for territory that extended to the Ohio River.

The British ...

Forbes Road

On the hill one mile south was located the Washington Camp. This base for Forbes Road was built Nov. 1758 by Col. George Washington, "Commanding the Troops to ye Westward," on the order of Colonel Henry Bouquet.

Marker is at the ...

Forbes Road

On the hill one mile south was located the Washington Camp. This base for Forbes Road was built Nov. 1758 by Col. George Washington, "Commanding the Troops to ye Westward," on the order of Colonel Henry Bouquet.

Marker is on William ...

Forbes Road

1758

"The Ovens"

Supply headquarters

Fortifications were erected

a few rods north of this site

The Forbes Road leads

northward to the

encampment at the foot of

Laurel Hill

23.5 miles from Fort Bedford

Marker is on Whistler Road (Pennsylvania Route 403), on the right when traveling west.

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Forbes Road

1758

Tomahawk Encampment

At foot

of

Laurel Hill

the

Forbes Road

leads northwestward

to

Fort Ligonier

35.5 miles from Fort Bedford

Marker is at the intersection of Klines Mill Road and Sliding Rock Road, on the left when traveling west on Klines Mill Road.

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Forbes Road

The Clear Fields

Good forage found at open camps such as this on the Raystown Path, led General Forbes to prefer this route to Braddock's Road. Site of Fort Dudgeon (Tomahawk Camp) is a short distance to the north.

Marker is on ...